OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL by Pastor E.A Adeboye (DATE : MONDAY 4TH JULY 2016) THEME: PRAYER OF DECREES

Memorise :

For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this
mountain, be thou removed, and
be thou cast into the sea; and
shall not doubt in his heart, but
shall believe that those things
which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever
he saith. Mark 11:23

Read : Zechariah 4:6-9
4:6 Then he answered and spake
unto me, saying, This is the word
of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by
power, but by my spirit, saith the
LORD of hosts.

4:7 Who art thou, O great
mountain? before Zerubbabel
thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the
headstone thereof with
shoutings, crying, Grace, grace
unto it.

4:8 Moreover the word of the
LORD came unto me, saying, 4:9 The hands of Zerubbabel
have laid the foundation of this
house; his hands shall also finish
it; and thou shalt know that the
LORD of hosts hath sent me unto
you. Zechariah

Message:
Prayers are of different types and
they are also in categories.
Today, we shall discuss the
prayer of decrees.
There is a level you get to in spiritual warfare that prayers of
supplication or intercession may
prove inadequate. Our Lord Jesus
Christ in our memory verse for
today assures us that whatever
we command shall obey us.

In Mark 11:24 He said:
"Therefore I say unto you, what
things soever ye desire, when ye
pray, believe that ye receive them,
and ye shall have them."
A prayer of decree is a prayer that creates; it does not take
"NO" for an answer. At times,
such prayers do not sound like
prayers; yet they are prayers that
come in form of prophecy.

More often, only those in an intimate walk with God engage effectively in prayers of decrees. The Bible says;
"Thus saith the Lord, the Holy
One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask
me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the
work of my hands command ye
me." Isaiah 45:11

A classic example of a prayer of
decree is found in Ezekiel chapter
37. The prophet was moved by the Spirit of the Living God to
prophecy to dry bones in a valley.
He prophesied in the Name of
the Lord and there was a miracle
of restoration of life. I decree
that every mountain threatening the fullness of your joy is
removed now in Jesus' name.

According to our memory verse,
when we tell a mountain to be
removed, and be cast into the
sea, it shall come to pass. A couple trusting God for the fruit
of the womb came to me years
ago for prayers, and after they
had the assurance that their
prayers had been answered, an
argument ensued on whether the expected baby should be a
boy or a girl. So, I intervened by
decreeing that in order to settle
the argument permanently, the
expected miracle babies should
come as a set of twins, a boy and a girl. They keyed into this prayer
of decree and as the Almighty
would have it, in nine months
time, the couple had a set of
twins- a boy and a girl. I decree
to someone using this devotional; your expected
miracle shall come this season in
Jesus' name.
"Ye have not chosen me, but I
have chosen you, and ordained
you, that ye should go and bring forth fruits, and that your fruit
should remain: that whatsoever
ye shall ask of the Father in my
name, He may give it you." John
15:16
For us to effectively engage in prayers of decree, we must live in
holiness and perfect obedience
to the Word of God. Jesus Christ
said:
"If ye abide in me, and my words
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto
you." John 15:7

Prayer Point :
My Father in Heaven, I decree
according to your Word, every
mountain threatening my destiny is removed now in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : Acts
22:22-24:21 and Song of
Solomon 6:10-7:10

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE